Another Day in Paradise: 30 Postcards (Anne Taintor) (Cards)

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Product Description

Are you becoming your mother? Do you dream about storage space? Do you like to stir things up? Learn a thing or two about domestic bliss from the women in Anne Taintor's saucy, sassy artwork.

About the Author

Anne Taintor is a relatively good girl with a slightly checkered past. She now lives in a straw-bale house in rural New Mexico.

Product Details

• Cards: 30 pages
• Publisher: Chronicle Books (July 15, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0811844447
• ISBN-13: 978-0811844444
• Product Dimensions: 5.8 x 4 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #52,915 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bitingly, wonderfully clever, November 28, 2006

By	Monica Granger "fancyfreemarketeer" (Wishing for Houston) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Another Day in Paradise: 30 Postcards (Tainted Ladies) (Cards)

Ah, another day in the domestic paradise of the mid twentieth century woman. Cleaning, laundry and shopping to do, dinner to make - it's a good thing Anne Taintor is here to tell us what's really going on in those (now) unfathomably cheesy adverts from the 1940s-60s. The photos are artful and quaint, but it is the captions that are the showcase of this set. The captions are cleverly turned with a healthy dose of mild, PG13 sarcasm and poke fun at society's portrayals of the female domestic role without sounding bitter. Highly recommended for that witty, sarcastic and only slightly jaded special someone you may know.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Something for everyone, May 21, 2007

By	S. Hayes (MN) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

These cards are hilarious. There are a lot I've seen before, such as the Domestically Disabled picture. But there were so many I hadn't seen yet as well! All of them really funny. I really was tempted to keep them for myself and get more for my friends and family.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Nice images, but cheap printing job, May 22, 2008

By	Angelo del Duca "hfguy" (ma) - See all my reviews

I have purchased a number of Anne Taintor cards over the years, individually in museum shops. This boxed set contains the same images, but the printing is not the crisp, bright, and enhanced-reality sort of work that I've seen before. On the other hand, they are a lot cheaper than the individual cards.